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Gracious

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Adjective

1. gracious

characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

Example Sentences:
'gracious even to unexpected visitors'
'gracious living'
'he bears insult with gracious good humor'

2. benignant, gracious

characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects

Example Sentences:
'our benignant king'

3. courteous, gracious, nice

exhibiting courtesy and politeness

Example Sentences:
'a nice gesture'

4. gracious

disposed to bestow favors

Example Sentences:
'thanks to the gracious gods'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gracious

see synonyms of gracious
adjective
1. 
characterized by or showing kindness and courtesy
2. 
condescendingly courteous, benevolent, or indulgent
3. 
characterized by or suitable for a life of elegance, ease, and indulgence
gracious living
gracious furnishings
4. 
merciful or compassionate
5. obsolete
fortunate, prosperous, or happy
exclamation
6. 
an expression of mild surprise or wonder (often in exclamatory phrases such as good gracious!, gracious me!)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Gracious

see synonyms of gracious
adjective
1. 
having or showing kindness, courtesy, charm, etc.
2. 
merciful; compassionate
3. 
indulgent or polite to those held to be inferiors
4. 
characterized by the taste, luxury, and social ease associated with prosperity, education, etc.
gracious living
5.  Archaic
having pleasing qualities; attractive
interjection
6. 
used to express surprise or dismay

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gracious

see synonyms of gracious
adj.
1.
a. Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy: gave the guests a gracious welcome.
b. Characterized by tact and propriety: responded to the insult with gracious humor.
c. Condescendingly courteous; indulgent: was always gracious toward the servants.
2. Merciful or compassionate. Used especially of God in Christianity and Islam.
3. Characterized by elegance and good taste: gracious living.
4. Archaic Enjoying favor or grace; acceptable or pleasing.
interj.
Used to express surprise or mild emotion.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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